What does "Threat has been detected" refer to?

When I access the main page of this website hxxp://bbt.com/ I get a"threat has been detected" warning from Avast.

Infection Details
URL:
hxxp://cs.specificclick.net/sync/?bdid
Process:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer…
Infection:
URL:Mal

On their secure https site, I get no such warning.
I do not get this warning on any other websites (at least not very often)
Avast Scan, Malwarebytes scan show no infections on my computer, so I thought it must be the website.
I called bb&t to warn them that they had malware on their website…and they told me no…the problem is on my computer.

So what does this “Threat has been detected” refer to …my computer or the website I am trying to visit?
If it means my computer and Avast and MWB can’t find it…what is the next best thing to try?

Please break the link to the website by modifying the post and changing the Http to Hxxp. Thanks.

Thanks … I broke the link as you suggested by i can’t fix where you quoted…sorry.

It’s fine, I’ll break the quote myself, most regular users / helpers always tell you to break the link just in case of unwary clicking, etc.

Thanks Ddm5! I appreciate the help with protocol. Any chance you have an answer to my question about what “Threat has been detected” refers to? I’m a little worried it means my computer since i pay bills online etc.

It refers to, something dodgy has been detected on that webpage and it’s detected malware on that page, probably a website infection anything from frame injectors to Java script and it’s blocked you from accessing that page, what you could do is head on over to www.virustotal.com and scan the URL with the multitude of virus scanners they have and you’ll get an answer.

Also a quick side note, it’s most probably a false positive as I have scanned the url using virustotal and both links have come up clean.

I don’t get any Avast alert when I go to the site with Firefox or Internet Explorer 8. ???

Edit: specificclick.net is in my hosts file, so it is blocked.

URL scanning by VT is unreliable as it isn’t a live scan but a referral to database entries, many time avast detects and nothing is detected on a VT URL scan.

The URL:MAL part of the avast alert means it is on avast’s malicious sites list, something avast doesn’t like about that domain or IP address.

I checked it on virustotal about the same time and came up clean too. Maybe because it is Malware instead of a virus? My biggest worry was that there was something lurking in the shadows of my computer so I am relieved to know “threat detected” means the website I am trying to visit and not my computer.

Thanks so much for your help!

I use Explorer 9 and still get it when I checked just a few seconds ago…I will try adding specificclick to my hosts file and see if that makes a difference.

I put specificclick into my hosts file, cleaned my cookies, restarted, went to the bbt website…still get the warning from Avast…

as stated above by DavidR URL:mal means the url is on a block list, for whatever reason…and not malware detected

the. cs.specificclick.net url may be similar to this. afe.specificclick.net
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=114524.msg892176#msg892176